The Xbox app now plays nice with handheld consoles thanks to a new “Compact mode.” Windows-based handheld console users no longer need to navigate through tiny text and jumbled sidebars on relatively small screens. But Microsoft, you know what would be even better? A full version of Windows 11 made for handheld.
Source: Gizmodo – Microsoft’s Handheld Version of the Xbox App is a Good First Step; Now Do Windows
Interplay’s (and later Bethesda’s) Fallout games have always held a special place in the hearts of players. Waits between mainline installments have only grown longer, and there may be plenty of other post-apocalyptic worlds, but folks love the RPG series for its immersive world and black sense of humor. Fallout scratc…
Source: Gizmodo – Fallout’s First Trailer Welcomes You to a Familiar Post-Apocalypse
It’s been a wild week in the world of sci-fi, fantasy, superheroes, and more genre fare. The return of Doctor Who for its 60th anniversary, burning Mandalorian questions, and our epic first looks at Fallout and Furiosa all made the list of our most read stories—but here’s a few more highlights you might have missed—Jam…
Source: Gizmodo – The Marvels Drama, Fallout TV Show Reveals, and More Top Pop Culture News of the Week
If you had an old burner Gmail account, this week was your last chance to log in before Google permanently nukes it. Meanwhile, recent Samsung leaks appear to confirm some Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra renders that had been floating around the internet. Gizmodo’s consumer tech team covered that news and more this week.…
Source: Gizmodo – The Great Gmail Purge, New Samsung Galaxy S24 Leaks, and More Top Product News of the Week
You have to go back to the 1970s for the first generation of video game consoles, and many of them have been released since—consoles that have long since become outdated and obsolete. However, if you’re eager to relive the games and platforms of yesteryear (or try them out for the first time), there’s a way: emulators.
Source: Gizmodo – How to Get Started Running Emulators on Windows and macOS
If you’re behind on what’s happening with the robot uprising, have no fear. Here’s a quick look at some of the weirdest and wildest artificial intelligence news from the past week. And be sure to check out our weekly newsletter on the biggest developments in AI.
Source: Gizmodo – Sam Altman’s Return, the Mysterious Q, and More of the Top AI News of the Week
If you told a person on the street in the 1970s that humans would have no base on the Moon by the year 2000, they’d probably laugh in your face. Well, it’s 2023 and we still lack even the barest of lunar infrastructure. But this week, Alenia Space and the Italian Space Agency sketched out their plans for a sustainable…
Source: Gizmodo – SpaceX Starship Version 2, Life Extension for Dogs, and More Top Science News of the Week
In the aftermath of last week’s shocking OpenAI power struggle, there was one final revelation that acted as a kind of epilogue to the sprawling mess: a report from Reuters that revealed a supposedly startling breakthrough at the startup. That breakthrough allegedly happened via a little known program dubbed “Q-Star”…
Source: Gizmodo – Why the Entire AI World Was Talking About “Q” This Week
When Doctor Who returned to our screens this past weekend in “The Star Beast,” it brought with it all sorts of weird and occasionally fearsome threats, from the mischievous Meep to the insectoid Wrarth Warriors. But perhaps nothing could send you scurrying behind the sofa than one single joke/threat: a fish curry made…
Source: Gizmodo – Doctor Who Has Released an Official Recipe for Its Horrifying Curry
When Baldur’s Gate 3 released this summer, its ending was one of the rare moments where praise for Larian’s take on the world of Dungeons & Dragons wasn’t united in effusive lauding. Abrupt, a little messy, and lacking in closure to characters players had just spent hundreds of hours with, it was both interesting and…
Source: Gizmodo – Baldur’s Gate 3’s New Epilogue Is a Wonderful Goodbye, But Not the End
Audiences everywhere have spent nearly 50 years watching and adoring Harrison Ford, and a new documentary on Disney+ takes that wonderful experience and condenses it down to 90 minutes.
Source: Gizmodo – Disney+’s New Harrison Ford Doc Is a Must-Watch for Fans
OpenAI is delaying the launch of its GPT Store, a marketplace of customizable GPTs, until 2024, according to a memo seen by Axios. Sam Altman told an audience at DevDay that the GPT Store would launch in November.
Source: Gizmodo – OpenAI Chaos Delays GPT Store to 2024
The final month of 2023 is here, and with it, one more batch of Lego sets to tempt your wallet (or get stuck under the Christmas tree). From big hits in the Modular Buildings line to Shadow the Hedgehog’s Lego debut, there’s something for everyone, even if there’s not all that many new kits.
Source: Gizmodo – December’s Lego Releases Offer a Ticket to Ride
The biggest experimental nuclear fusion reactor in operation was inaugurated north of Tokyo today, as scientists continue to plug away at making nuclear fusion a viable source of the world’s energy.
Source: Gizmodo – Japan Debuts Six-Story Experimental Fusion Reactor
Here’s a first look at the latest Spider-Man figure from collectible giants Hot Toys.
Source: Gizmodo – Hot Toys’ New Spider-Man Figure Is Ripped Right From the Comics
Godzilla Minus One stomps into U.S. theaters today, so director Takashi Yamazaki probably already has a lot on his plate right now. But goddammit, the man wants to do a Star Wars movie, and now I can think of nothing more perfect.
Source: Gizmodo – Godzilla Minus One’s Director Wants to Do Star Wars, and Oh My Godzilla, Someone Let Him
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Source: Gizmodo – What Would Happen If Everyone Suddenly Stopped Eating Meat?
With the recent news that Max and Netflix might soon offer subscription bundles for certain customers and the imminent combination of Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+ (which are all owned by the same parent company) into a single app, there’s another potential team-up on the horizon: Apple TV+ and Paramount+.
Source: Gizmodo – Apple TV+ and Paramount+ May Soon Bundle Their Streaming Services Together
It seems like the new Action button on the iPhone 15 Pro and the iPhone 15 Pro Max might be making a turn for Apple’s next set of iPhones.
Source: Gizmodo – Every iPhone 16 Could Get a New and Improved Action Button
